Vitarich trading halted

Poultry and animal feeds producer Vitarich Corp
(Phillipines) said it has filed a petition before a regional trial court to
undergo rehabilitation.

Following Vitarich's disclosure, the stock exchange said trading
in the shares will be suspended from today, Monday.

Vitarich posted a net loss of P50 million (US$998,722) for the second
quarter after booking financing charges of 90.4 million (US$1.8 million),
compared to a loss of 38.2 (US$763,023 ) million in the same period last year.
The company said it had P3.2 billion (US$63.9 million) in total liabilities at
the end of June.